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Houdini, Conan Doyle and fairies in the garden

GossamerWritten by John MistoDirected by Crispin TaylorWith Paul Goddard, Betty Lucas, Vic Rooney, William Zappa, Beth Armstrong and Beth DalyEnsemble Theatre, Sydney Review by Mark Stoyich These days, the word "fairy" has lost its original

Fire blight scare spreads

Fire blight scare spreads By Jon Lamb ADELAIDE — The SA government announced on May 22 that it would quarantine the Adelaide Botanic Gardens after it was confirmed that specimens taken from trees were infected with the fire blight

Free speech and the far right

Comment by Iggy Kim HOBART — Since the 3000-strong protest here that caused Pauline Hanson to cancel her public meeting, local Hansonites have thrown up their arms at the "anti-democratic rabble". Likewise, "respectable" commentators have

Action updates

Action Against Racism PERTH — After giving Pauline Hanson "the worst 24 hours" of her life, the Action Against Racism coalition has organised a speak-out against racism. Spokesperson Ana Kailis commented that PM John Howard had clearly

TAFE students organise against restructuring

TAFE students organise against restructuring By Jenny Forward HOBART — Students opposed to restructuring recommended in a recent education review have called for the resignation of the state education and vocational training minister.

NUS affiliation at University of Queensland

NUS affiliation at University of Queensland By Kathy Newnam BRISBANE — A referendum on whether to affiliate to the National Union of Students will be held on the University of Queensland from May 26 to 30. Over the past week of

Reconciliation 'past its use-by date'

Reconciliation 'past its use-by date' PERTH — John Howard's "Ten Commandments" regarding the Wik judgment "are just 10 ways of saying 'no' to Aboriginal Australia", says Yaluritja (Clarrie Isaacs). The well-known anti-racist activist

Iraq regime executes political prisoners

Iraq regime executes political prisoners According to the Worker-Communist Party of Iraq (WCPI), the ruling Ba'ath regime of Iraq has started mass executions of political prisoners. More than 260 political prisoners — most of them in Abu

'They want a peaceful Olympics'

By Chris Spindler SYDNEY — Jenny Munro, chairperson of the Metropolitan Lands Council, traces the reconciliation process back to one of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Black Deaths in Custody. "It was one of the first things

Loose cannons

Phew! "I don't think you'd find, after 13 years' experience in government, that the Labor Party intends to produce soviet Australia." — ALP leader Kim Beazley, arguing that it isn't really necessary to remove the word "socialism" from the

Poem: The Fool

Poem: The Fool When I was youngI had a young man's dreams.And they were good dreams,dreams to warm the heartand guide the brain.Now I am no longer youngthose dreams still seem so fine to me.They do not dim,they deepen.They make more sense,take

CRA hunts for uranium

CRA hunts for uranium By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Mining giant CRA is prospecting near the Century Zinc deposit in north-west Queensland, opening the possibility of the first uranium mine in the state since the closure of the Mary Kathleen